Chinatown

You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.

Director

Roman Polanski

Writer

Robert Towne

Writer

Roman Polanski

Producer

Robert Evans

Original Music Composer

Jerry Goldsmith

Director of Photography

John A. Alonzo